mandíbula

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mandibula.

Pronunciation

Noun

mandíbula f (plural mandíbules)

  1. jaw
  2. jawbone, mandible
    Synonym: maixella

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mandibula.

Noun

mandíbula f (plural mandíbulas)

  1. jaw
  2. mandible, the jawbone

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mandibula (“mandible”), from mandō (“to bite; to chew”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi.bu.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi.bu.la/

  • Hyphenation: man‧dí‧bu‧la

Noun

mandíbula f (plural mandíbulas)

  1. jaw
    Synonym: queixo
  2. (anatomy) mandible, the lower jawbone
    Synonyms: queixada, (dated) maxilar inferior
  3. mandible of an anthropod
    Synonym: pinça

Hypernyms

  • (lower jawbone): osso

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mandibula.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manˈdibula/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ibula
  • Syllabification: man‧dí‧bu‧la

Noun

mandíbula f (plural mandíbulas)

  1. jaw
    Synonym: quijada

Derived terms

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